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RAND Conference Agenda
Demography, Epidemiology and Economics of Aging
July 9-10, 2004
RAND Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
July 9th, 2004 |
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| 8:00 - 8:30am |
Breakfast
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Introductions and opening remarks: Julie Zissimopoulos, Economist, RAND
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SESSION 1: Chairperson: Nicole Maestas, Associate Economist, RAND
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Dora Costa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Learning About Aging from Past Populations "Understanding the Twentieth-Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Changing Chronic Disease Rates and Long-Term Declines in Functional Limitation Among Older Men" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Understanding Mid-Life and Older Age Mortality Declines: Evidence from Union Army Veterans" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Becoming Oldest-Old: Evidence from Historical U.S. Data" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Predicting Older Age Mortality Trends" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Race and Older Age-Mortality: Evidence from Union Army Veterans" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Learning About Aging from Past Populations" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break
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| 11:00 - 12:30pm |
Robert Hauser, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study as a Resource for Studies of Aging and the Life Course "Wisconsin Longitudinal Study" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch
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SESSION 2: Chairperson: Susann Rohwedder, Associate Economist, RAND
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| 2:00 - 3:15pm |
Axel Boersch-Supan, University of Mannheim
Global Aging and Global Economies "Global Aging: Issues, Answers, More Questions" (Word file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Global Aging and Global Economics" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 3:15 - 3:45 |
Break
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| 3:45 - 5:00pm |
Moshe Buchinsky, UCLA/RAND
Using a Life-Cycle Model to Predict Induced Entry Effects of the $1 for $2 Benefit Offset in the SSDI Program "Using a Life-Cycle Model to Predict Induced Entry Effects of a $1 for $2 Benefit Offset in the SSDI Program" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Using a Life-Cycle Model to Predict Induced Entry Effects of a $1 for $2 Benefit Offset in the SSDI Program" (slides) (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 5:00pm |
Adjourn
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| 6:00 - 9:00pm |
Dinner at I Cugini
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July 10th, 2004 |
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| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Breakfast
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SESSION 3: Chairperson: David Loughran, Economist, RAND
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Anne Case, Princeton University
Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality "Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 10:30 - 11:00am |
Break
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Mark Hayward, The Pennsylvania State University
The Long Arm of Childhood: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health "The Significance of Socioeconomic Status in Explaining the Racial Gap in Chronic Health Conditions" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "The Long Arm of Childhood: The Influence of Early-Life Social Conditions on Men's Mortality*" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "Does childhood health affect chronic morbidity in later life?" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. "The Long Arm of Childhood: The Influence of Early Life Conditions on Adult Morbidity and Mortality" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch
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SESSION 4: Chairperson: Lauren Hale, Sociologist, RAND
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| 2:00 - 3:15pm |
John Horn, University of Southern California
Adult Expressions of Intelligence: Cognitive Expertise
"Some Thoughts on the Nature of Adult Human Intelligence" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 3:15 - 3:30 |
Break
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| 3:30 - 4:45pm |
Karlene Ball, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Enhancing Mobility in Older Adults
"Enhancing Mobility in Older Adults" (PDF file) Note: this is not a RAND document. |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm |
Closing remarks: Julie Zissimopoulos, Economist, RAND
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| 5:00pm |
Adjourn
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